Hermés Debuted New Makeup at Paris Fashion Week, Read About It Here First

Access to the Hermés backstage tents at the Garde Républicaine in Paris required a good amount of security and government identification for a reason: It’s the training center of the horses of French Republican Guard, which could be seen trotting around the grounds and pausing next to piles of hay in stables. They even worked their way into the beauty inspiration for the show, reminding a tech-tied world that a the good life is still found in nature.

When creative director Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski relayed her collection notes, what stuck out what the idea of “springtime in a meadow, feeling alive from the light of the sun,” said Gregoris Pyrpylis, creative director of Hermès Beauty of what their muse would be doing on a truly luxurious weekend. Rather than creating content or restaurant hopping, “it’s about taking your friends and going and laying down on the grass,” Pyrpylis explained. It’s “soft on the skin, a lot of silk and cashmere—beauty, but also comfort.” They share an ethos. “I’ve always said that whenever you feel good, you look good,” says Pyrpylis, adding that it’s also part of the house’s heritage. “Since day one, Thierry Hermès was creating harnesses and saddles that became known not just because they would be beautiful objects, but that they would really bring comfort to the horse and also the person—he had four beautiful daughters, and they had this athletic lifestyle and were riding.”

To illustrate the feeling with his forthcoming Le Regard Hermès collection, the runway look was designed to naturally filter, but never “mask,” models’ features. For satiny skin to match the clothes, a sheer tint of Plein Air Enhancing Complexion Balm on the face, a gentle (not contoured) dusting of H Trio Healthy Glow Mineral Powder and dab of Lip Balm on the cheeks. 

Under the bright catwalk lights and without heavy cosmetics, small details make all the difference. Pyrpylis believes in curling lashes (including his own every morning) to “let the light in,” and designed a new curler to deliver a safer, softer bend. Although his new Trait d’Hermès Mascaras will soon arrive in subtle navy and aubergine hues to help “transform” and define gazes, models wore the brown and black shades tailored to their complexions, while the Rosy Lip Enhancer formula he applied delivered intuitive color-matching with a texture that “become one with the skin, just like the collection.”